Loxostylis alata Spreng. ex Rchb.

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Synonyms:
Common names: Tarwood (English)
Description: Description as for the genus.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: alata: winged, referring to the rhachis.
Flowering time:Nov-Feb
Worldwide distribution: South Africa (Cape Province to KwaZulu-Natal).
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Loxostylis alata
African Plant Database: Loxostylis alata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Loxostylis alata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Loxostylis alata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Loxostylis alata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Loxostylis alata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Loxostylis alata
JSTOR Plant Science: Loxostylis alata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Loxostylis alata
Plants of the World Online: Loxostylis alata
Tropicos: Loxostylis alata
Wikipedia: Loxostylis alata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Loxostylis alata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=234130, retrieved 4 May 2026

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